Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 2,177-100, Robert Fox, Conn.

SERVICE
Conn.
Fox, Robert
NUMBER
B.L.Wt. 2.177-100,
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Windham County } ss Windham State of Connecticut
A Court of Probate held at Windham within and for said District on the 26 th day of April 1837
Present Just W. White Esq. Judge
Personally appeared Peter Saunders of said Windham before said Court and testifies and says that he is Eighty Six Years old and that he was a Soldier of the Revolutionary war in the 2 d Connecticut Regiment Commanded by Lt Col Isaac Shearman in an action with the enemy at White Marsh in Pennsylvania in the year 1777 on the 7. day of November at the said time and place he knew that Robert Fox was in said Regiment in Capt Mannings Company in Lt John Harris Platoon to which he Saunders belonged and said Robert Fox was slain in said engagement from said Platoon - after the engagement he deponent assisted in burying said Robert Fox. Further the deponent says that said Robert Fox enlisted during the war as appears from an old Muster Roll in deponents possession on which said Fox's Name is entered as "during the war". Further the deponent says that he "sworn & subscribed to in open Court"
Peter Saunders
On testimony whereof I do certify that the deponent Peter Saunders is a credible witness and his statements entitled to credit and have hereto set my hand officially and offered my seal of office this day above written and directed same to be countersigned by Jacob Bulson clerk of Court
Just W. White Judge
Counter signed by Jacob Bulson Clerk

Robert Fox private of 1st Minnesota Battery of Light Artillery enlisted 28 th May 1877 for the War - Killed 7 th Decr 1877

STATE OF Connecticut } ss Windham April 24 1857 County of Windham } both of Ashford in Lavina Fox & Harriet Fox said County and being the only surviving heirs at law of Robert Fox a deceased Revolutioner do, upon oath, testify and declare, to the best of our knowledge and belief, that Robert Fox
did enlist, in the year one thousand seven hundred and Seventy Seven for the term of "during the war," and served in the regiment No. 2 of Connecticut under the com- mand of Colonel Isaac Shearman — of the Connecticut line; and that he continued in the service aforesaid until 7th day of November , 1777 at which time he was killed at White Marsh Pennsylvania we further declare, that we have never received a warrant for the Bounty Land promised to said Robert Fox on the part of the United States; nor do we believe that he ever received it, or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever: therefore,
KNOW all Men by these presents, That we Lavina Fox and Harriet Fox aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint Deol W White Esq of Windham in the aforesaid County — to be our true and lawful attorney, for us and in our name to demand and re- ceive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a Warrant for the quantity of Land due to us as aforesaid; and our said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empow- ered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purpose above expressed.
Attest. Simon H. Spencer Thomas Gray Peter Scavender
Re Mark Lavina Fox Harriet Fox Mark
State of Connecticut Windham ss April 24 1857
Personally appeared, the above named Lavina Fox & Harriet Fox subscribers to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined, to be their free act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned; and made solemn oath that the affidavit by subscribed, was true.
Attest. Thomas Gray Justice of the Peace.
In testimony that the above written Thomas Gray Esq was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments, &c. in the county of Windham and State of Connecticut at the above date, and that his name there subscribed, appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the county seal, and subscribed my name and quality, at Brooklyn this 28th day of April 18 57
Abiel Fuller C. Clerk, &c.

Robert Fox N o 2177.

State of Connecticut
Windham County ss/Windham Probate Office May 3 d 1887
I Certify that satisfactory evidence was adduced to me to prove that Lavinia Fox and Harriet Fox are the children of Deceased who was an only brother to Robert Fox deceased and they are the only heirs at law in fee to Robert Fox who was a private in Col Isaac Shearman's Reg't Connecticut in Connecticut line during the Revolutionary War
Given under my hand & seal of office this 3 d day of May A D 1887 # Assignment in the bond before signed
Isaac W. White Judge of Probate